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<h2 class="sectionedit1" id="windows">Windows</h2>
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<img src="../../opencpn/logo.jpg" class="media" alt="" /></a>. . .<img src="../../opencpn/dev/vista_0.tok.65ac3e_w.60.jpg" class="media" alt="" width="60" />
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<strong>Windows XP SP3/Vista/7/8/10 (except W8 RT)</strong> * Download the installation package for Windows from <a href="https://opencpn.org/OpenCPN/info/downloadopencpn.html" class="urlextern" title="https://opencpn.org/OpenCPN/info/downloadopencpn.html
" rel="nofollow">Download OpenCPN</a>.
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> Use the stable release for navigation en route, or if you just started using OpenCPN.</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> Exit all other programs, including your anti virus program - known to create problems in some cases. Unplug your network cable, to be on the safe side.</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> Run the downloaded installer. Re-start your anti-virus. Re-connect the network</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> If upgrading from a previous version of OpenCPN, there is no need to un-install the old version. Simply install the new version and it will upgrade OpenCPN, saving all your existing configuration and preferences.</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> If this is a new installation, click on the Toolbox icon <img src="../../opencpn/manual/settings.jpg" class="media" alt="" />and configure your GPS source, chart directories, and other settings. It is highly recommended that you use the Chart Downloader Tab to setup directories and download charts.</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> If your installation goes well, but OpenCPN does not start as expected, try to download and install <em class="u"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&amp;displaylang=en" class="urlextern" title="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&amp;displaylang=en" rel="nofollow">these runtime components</a></em>.</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Not Supported Windows versions:</strong> <br/>
<strong>Win 8 RT</strong>  is not supported. <br/>
<strong>Win CE </strong>is not supported. <br/>
<strong>Win XP SP 2 or 1</strong>  are not supported. The last OpenCPN version that included support was 2.6.1624. <br/>
<strong>Win 2000</strong>  is not supported. The last OpenCPN version that included support was 2.5.0. <br/>
<strong>Win 98/ME </strong>are not supported. The last OpenCPN version that included support was 2.1.0.</div>
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